Rain can’t penetrate half of N.J.’s surface area
     Many of us breathed a sigh of relief as the drought and mandatory bans on unnecessary water use were lifted. But be warned: We’re polluting our drinking water in New Jersey.
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Limit public-employee pay for unused time at retirement
     Nearly every day we learn of another public official cashing out an exorbitant amount of unused sick or vacation time at retirement — $132,223 for the Freehold regional schools superintendent, $153,790 for the Keansburg police chief, and of course, the infamous $741,000 retirement package to the Keansburg schools superintendent, which included $184,000 for unused time.
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